Buhay Party-List

Buhay Hayaan Yumabong
Buhay Hayaan Yumabong
Founded	1999
Ideology	Anti-abortion; Christian right
Political position	Right-wing
Colors	Green
Seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines	0 / 316
House of Representatives party-list seats	0 / 63
	Politics of the Philippines; Political parties; Elections;

Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (transl. Let Life Prosper), more popularly known as Buhay Party-List, is a party-list group in the Philippines founded on October 20, 1999, by Lito Atienza, Melquiades Robles, and El Shaddai founder Mike Velarde.^[1]^[2] A "pro-life" (anti-abortion) party-list, Buhay is known for its staunch opposition to abortion and birth control in its advocacy for the sanctity of life.^[3] The party-list is also known for opposing the death penalty, divorce, same sex marriage, and euthanasia.^[4]

In the 2004 elections for the House of Representatives, the party-list group won 705,730 votes (5.55% of the nationwide party-list vote), equivalent to two seats.^[5]^[6] In 2007, the party won three seats in the nationwide party-list vote. In the 2010 elections, Buhay again won three seats, and ranked third overall.

In 2022, Buhay Party List lost their re-election bid after garnering only 103,077 votes, failing to win a single seat for the first time since their founding.^[7]

Electoral performance

Election	Votes	%	Seats	Member
2001	290,760	1.92%	2	Christian Señeres Rene Velarde
2004	705,730	5.55%	2	Christian Señeres Rene Velarde
2007	1,169,234	7.33%	3	Ma. Carissa Coscolluela Irwin Tieng Rene Velarde
2010	1,249,555	4.19%	2	Mike Velarde, Jr. Irwin Tieng
2013	1,255,808	4.62%	3	Mike Velarde, Jr. Lito Atienza Irwin Tieng
2016	760,912	2.35%	2	Mike Velarde, Jr. Lito Atienza
2019	361,493	1.30%	1	Lito Atienza
2022	103,077	0.28%	0	N/A (19th Congress)

References

^ "Buhay Partylist – Buhay Hayaan Yumabong". Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ "Party founded by Bro. Mike tops party-list race". ABS-CBN News.
^ "Did Buhay party champion other interests?". ABS-CBN News.
^ Lebumfacil, Marigold. "Buhay Party-list to give pro-life advocates voice in Congress". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ Congress Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Congress Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Comelec Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bayan Muna, Buhay, 9 others lose reelection bids in 2022 party-list race". Rappler. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-06-03.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Buhay Partylist – Buhay Hayaan Yumabong". Retrieved 2022-02-07.

[2] "Party founded by Bro. Mike tops party-list race". ABS-CBN News.

[3] "Did Buhay party champion other interests?". ABS-CBN News.

[4] Lebumfacil, Marigold. "Buhay Party-list to give pro-life advocates voice in Congress". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.

[5] Congress Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, Congress Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Comelec Archived 2007-04-27 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Bayan Muna, Buhay, 9 others lose reelection bids in 2022 party-list race". Rappler. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-06-03.

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